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Lieutenant Colonel John Avison

  • Deceased

    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Order of Canada

    • Member of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1978-12-18
      Invested on: 1979-04-25
      Conductor, pianist, accompanist and lecturer who has been accorded many honours in the musical world. He is known most particularly as founder and conductor of the CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra. At the same time he has been active in the militia.